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5 P's to Make Financially - Inclusive G2P a Reality

In a recent piece, Jamie Zimmerman argues that though the future of mobile aid looks bright, it's critical that we aren't blinded to five realities that could hamper - or hasten - progress.
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Podcast: The Young and the Entrepreneurial

Zeenat Rahman, the State Department's special adviser on Global Youth Issues and Director of the Office of Global Youth Issues, and Jamie Zimmerman discuss the critical role of the under-30 crowd in the global economy.
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From Protection to Investment

The Global Savings and Social Protection Initiative analyzes the shift toward electronic government-to-person payments around the world.
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From Social Banking to Financial Inclusion in India

Original data and research identifies innovative efforts and challenges faced in India to provide the poor with access to financial services.

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Investing in Girls

In a new policy paper, Jamie Zimmerman, Nicole Tosh, and Jamie Holmes argue that using innovative technologies to empower young girls to save has widespread positive implications for poverty reduction.
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Articles and Op-Eds

Entrepreneurs Take to the Seas for Inspiration
January 25 | CNN
Eric Tyler
Mobile Networks are Missing Out on a Huge Market in Transferring Money to the World’s Poor
November 21 | Quartz
Anjana Ravi
Nicole Tosh
A New Direction For Financial Inclusion?
November 18
Anjana Ravi
Eric Tyler
Map: What Countries Have the Worst Gender Gaps?
October 11 | Slate
Jamie M. Zimmerman
Nicole Tosh
Nick McClellan
5 Ways to Put Global Poverty Back on (Whichever) President’s Agenda
September 22 | The Daily Beast
Jamie M. Zimmerman
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Tech for Social Good
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 3:00pm | Washington
Youth and Their Money
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 2:00pm | Washington
Protecting the Poor Through Financial Innovation
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 3:30pm | Washington
Tracking Progress Toward Financial Access
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 3:30pm
Mobile Disconnect: Can Mobile Solutions Really Combat Global Poverty?
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 3:30pm | Washington
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Tech for Social Good

 

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs's 2012 TechWomen international exchange participants held this interactive discussion on October 9th, moderated by GAP director Jamie Zimmerman. The 41 TechWomen and their 60 professional and cultural mentors engaged representatives from non-profits and multilateral organizations on innovative uses of technology for development.

Watch this video of the private event in order to hear an enlightening discussion on women, technology, and development straight from those in the field.

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Eric Tyler
Research Fellow, The Asset Building Program and The Global Asset...

Eric Tyler is a research fellow with the New America Foundation and focuses...

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Jamie M. Zimmerman
Director, Global Assets Project

Jamie M. Zimmerman is Director of the Global Assets Project at the New...

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